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This Guide provides comprehensive guidance on the planning and execution of Ship to Ship (STS) transfer operations for petroleum, chemical and liquefied gas cargoes. Reflecting the latest operational best practices and regulatory developments, it is applicable to all ships involved in STS activities, whether conducted at sea or in port.

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This publication provides detailed guidance on the specification, purchasing, testing and design particulars of mooring hawsers. ​The second edition includes rope design particulars and documents including the Offer of Hawser Form and the OCIMF Compliance Certificate ensuring rope manufacturers, purchasers and inspectors have the latest guidance and information. ​

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Reliable equipment at the jetty is vital for safe transfer of cargo between the ship and shore. Maintenance of this equipment is particularly important because of the harsh environmental conditions often experienced.

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This guide provides updated recommendations for inland tanker and terminal personnel on the safe carriage and handling of liquid inland tanker cargoes. It is relevant to petroleum, chemicals or liquefied gas inland tankers, as well as the terminals handling those inland tankers.

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This guide outlines the actions a Master should take when confronted with an emergency: from the initial assessment and immediate actions, through to towage or salvage arrangements, as may be necessary.

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The self assessment programme encourages STS Service Providers to assess their safety management systems against key performance indicators. 

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This OCIMF Poster provides guidance to F(P)SO personnel on the rules, regulations, guidelines, standards and publications that apply to F(P)SO safety, operations and maintenance.

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OCIMF and ICS together with the International Association of Ports and Harbors revised and updated the International Safety Guide for Oil Tankers and Terminals (ISGOTT 6).

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OCIMF’s Design and Construction Specification for Marine Loading Arms, Fourth Edition (2019) provides guidance to owners and vendors on designing and procuring Marine Loading Arms (MLAs). 

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This guide provides technical recommendations and guidance to ensure the satisfactory performance of hoses commonly used at offshore moorings.

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This book is a guide to establishing the basic skills and knowledge requirements to safely operate F(P)SO installations and to conduct training and assessment of F(P)SO personnel.

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Independent ice navigation and the icebreaker-escorted navigation of large tankers are concepts that may be relatively new to many tanker owners and charterers. 

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The Offshore Vessel Management and Self Assessment (OVMSA) programme is a book, a matching online tool for recording the self assessment and a database for sharing reports.

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This publication provides information and guidance on good practice to assist with the planning, design, operations, maintenance and inspection of multi-buoy moorings.

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This publication provides recommendations and guidance to promote the safe operation and satisfactory performance of anchoring systems. Its scope addresses anchoring systems and procedures that are applicable to all vessel types, irrespective of their size.

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This document introduces the Marine Terminal Management and Self Assessment (MTMSA) process which has been developed by OCIMF as a standardised tool for global application to assist terminal operators in the assessment of the effectiveness of their management systems for berth operations and the management of the ship/shore interface.

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This publication provides recommendations, best practice and guidance on the safety of cargo handling and associated operations on board F(P)SO facilities.

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Mooring is one of the most complex and dangerous operations for ship and terminal crew. If something goes wrong, the consequences can be severe.

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The purpose of this guide is to assist managers of marine terminals to:

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This guide describes recommended best practices for managing and operating ocean and inland barges, towboats and tugs that carry and transport crude oil and petroleum products in bulk. 

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Single Point Mooring Maintenance and Operations Guide (SMOG) is an industry guide with technical recommendations and guidance for the operation and maintenance of single point moorings (SPM).

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This OCIMF publication contains recommendations to support a marine facility’s competence development programmes for Mooring Masters. 

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OCIMF’s Tanker Management and Self Assessment: A Best Practice Guide, Third Edition (2017) is an essential tool for tanker vessel operators in achieving high standards of ship management and safety. 

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This book will be of interest to anyone who deals with oil and chemical tanker manifolds and their associated equipment and will be of interest to individuals, and teams, designing, constructing and repairing ships.

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Guidelines for Offshore Tanker Operations provides guidance on equipment and procedures for mooring and transferring crude oil and other petroleum products between offshore terminals and offtake tankers, in particular F(P)SO and SPM buoy terminals and conventional and DP tankers.

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This document provides recommendations on the layout, strength and fittings for gas carrier manifolds. 

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Mooring a ship to a berth is a common function for the maritime industry, however incidents that harm ship and terminal personnel still occur. 

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This book provides the Master of a disabled tankers with information about the most probable drift behaviour of their ship.

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